St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-21
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CAUGHT AT JAMESTOWN.
The Methodist Tabernacle, Build
ing Boom and Other Matters.

The Methodist Tabernacle, Build
ing Boom and Other Matters,
Special to the Globe. - ss-- 4.
JAMESTOWN, May 20.-The Methodist
tabernacle,in which Capt. Charley Hiltz,
Rev. b. S. Taylor and other members of
the local praying aggregation, which is
undoubtedly the best-known combina-
ton, individually or collectively, in Da-.
kDta, has arrived, much to the joy of the
small boy and some of the larger, who
have been anticipating gay times when
ever the canvass folds are spread. 1T
WAS at first decided to pitch their house
pf worship down in the woods. across
the river and near the car shops. In
fact, a small tent was secured
about week ago, and the
holy war commenced in that location:
but Notwithstanding the fact that this
Was drawing card, 1t has decided to
come out of the woods and spread the
canvass in location two blocks from
the depot. A revival series was inaug-
Irated Immediately after the erection
of the tabernacle and will he continued
Indefinitely. Capt. HeltZ, the rich and
unique character that has attracted uni
yerSal attention, said some time ago
that jamestown people are the most
hardened and Indifferent he had ever
seen, but he now seems to have changed
his mind. He says: 1.-The people are
hungry and we propose to open the
fountain of life" The tabernacle, which
will be the scene of their operations, is
40xS0, with a seating capacity of GOO,
which can be increased to 1000 If neces-
sary. Seats will be taken from the
church near;at hand and the place made.
a comfortable and pleasant resort for
spending the long evenings of the sum-
mer.
jamestown is not shouting about her
building boom, but i'll footing up the
list of improvements for 1887 she will be
found at or near the top. 1t has:never
been characteristic of jamestown
this stentorian hOusetop method SO pc
culiar to others-but her advantages
shout for her and she always gets there
erected thus early this year are
an addition doubling the capacity
of the North Dakota elevator,
a large extentiOn of the Capital house
property the building of five residences.
Ground has been broken for the eXcava-
ton for the jamestown college building,
costing $4,000, and the contract for
$l50,6G0 of work at the asylum will soon
be let. Besides these, business and resi-
kence property i'll several instances will
be built upon, and the railroad company
will make large additions to the shops
and rOundhouSe-tO the latters an addi-
ton of sixteen stalls WILDE built, while
in the former additional machinery and
room will be neutrality-suspicious.
alone that will mount up we'll into the
tens of thousands.
SanbOrn and CaSselt0n are both TO
have new Northern Pacific depot this
summer. Contractor Plattenberg, of
this city has the contract and commences
work on the Sanborn building this week.
Both structures are to be large and COM
modious and built of brick. The San
born depot is to replace the one burned
down last winter; the one in Casselton
comes III answer to petition of the
citizens. The Sanborn depot is to be
24Xi34, and contains an S0-foot ware
house, two waiting rooms and a ticket
Office. 1t is expected to be completed in
about six weeks, after which work will
commence at Casselton. :. 81,
Refreshing rains are reported in
nearly every locality in this county.
Many farmers state that their crops are
in: far better condition than last year at
this time, and the tlattering general out
look causes even the most conservative
to predict good year. Light frostS in
SOME low places have cut down tender
stalks, but the damage is neither serious
nor general.
George Rulon, one of the men in, the
railroad yards, met with painful acct
dent Tuesday, which happened during
Che operation of cutting off car. He
was standing on tile top of one car, and
as the two separated attempted to step
t0-the other, but slipped and dropped on
the track across one of the rails. What
might otherwise have been a fatality
was prevented by his rolling off along-
side the rail, where, as the engine
backed, tfe@bosa of The car struck His
Zip, inticting a painful wound.
! The new board of education organized
at their last meeting by the; election of
Hon. johnson Nickeus, president, and
Andrew Blewett, secretary.
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